Sunshine's Preschool Academy
Sunshine's Preschool Academy is a licensed child care center in Lemon Grove, CA, licensed for up to 43 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2022. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
Inspection record
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Based on interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by 1 out of 4 staff members do not have receipt of completed mandated reporter training certificate which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not having documentation of education background for 3 staff members which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Sunshine's Preschool Academy take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Sunshine's Preschool Academy had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
When was Sunshine's Preschool Academy last inspected?
Sep 24, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Sunshine's Preschool Academy cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Sunshine's Preschool Academy for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes Lemon Grove, was $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Sunshine's Preschool Academy?
The licensee is Sunshine's Preschools Academy, LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Erica Serrano.
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Citations are quoted from California Department of Social Services inspection and complaint reports. Type A citations are the state’s most serious category (an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or personal rights); Type B citations are a potential risk. A citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall. Complaint allegations appear here only when the state substantiated them.
To read the full state reports, search facility number 376701516 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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